The Backyard's weekly bird walks go out on Tuesdays out of Parksville and Sundays out of Nanaimo. For walk locations, check out our most recent Bird Report.

Thursday, 28 July 2016

Black Swift

Hi birders,

 

Marilynne and I stopped in at Deep Bay on July 27, near the postal boxes and saw two young Northern Rough-wing Swallows being feed on the hydro lines just above us. We heard and then saw a Black Swift feeding a fledgling at the top of a very tall conifer tree. We watched and heard the Swift returning again and again to feed its offspring. A very great sighting for sure, the first time I have ever seen the Black Swift feeding a youngster.

 

 

Good birding

Neil Robins

Parksville.

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